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(43) Date of publication: 19.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/42 (21) Application number: 08879028.2 (22) Date of filing: 18.12.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04N 5/225(2006.01) H04N 9/07(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/087395 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/071647 (24.06.2010 Gazette 2010/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: OmniVision Technologies, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)	(72) Inventors: NI, Yongshen Santa Clara CA 95051 (US) SHAN, Jizhang Cupertino CA 95014 (US) (74) Representative: Kudlek & Grunert Patentanwälte  Postfach 33 04 29 80064 München 80064 München (DE)